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  If time is money, how can I control the clock?

• Business: Before You Drop Your Prices, Read This

  Before you drop your prices, read this

• QuickBooks Pro vs. Contractor: Which Is Better?

  The answer, says a Maine business-systems consultant, depends on whether you like packaged reports or prefer to customize the program to match the way you do business.

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  Fee impact in California; where to find adjustable wall braces; decimal pitch conversion; hidden soffit vent details; more

• Making the Markup Move

  Are you charging what your work is worth? Seven veteran builders tell how they learned to stop undercharging and get serious about turning a profit.

• Strictly Business: Margin Math 101

  How to determine your company's markup

• How To Charge For Overhead

  Forget material markups: This method, successfully practiced for 20 years by an Iowa remodeler, assigns overhead and profit expense to billed time on the job.

• Strictly Business: Making Allowances Work

  Using allowances to streamline pricing

• Strictly Business: Clients and Their Budgets

  Nailing down the budget with prospective clients

• Pricing For Profit

  When it comes to bidding, the lowest price isn’t always best. A veteran remodeler explains five strategies that raise the odds you’ll not only get the work, but you’ll make a profit, too.